The DOJ says the 19-year-old planned a mass shooting and gave undercover agents who pretended to be terrorists drones, ammunition and attack training.
In a press release, the DOJ announced that Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed has been accused of providing material support to foreign terrorist organizations and attempting to distribute information related to destructive devices, in relation to Melvindale, a community near Dearborn.
“The arrest of this former soldier is a calm reminder of the importance of anti-intelligent efforts to identify and disrupt those who are trying to harm our country,” Brigg said. General Lett R. Cox, commander of the US Army Anti-Intellectual Command.
“We urge all soldiers to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities to their chain of command, as the safety and security of our military and national relies on our collective efforts to prevent insider threats.”
The criminal charges allegedly informed two undercover law enforcement officers of plans they had compelled to carry out massive shootings at the U.S. Army Tank Supervision Office and Armed Command (TACOM) facility in Detroit Arsenal.
Last month, two undercover agents said they intend to carry out their plans at ISIS direction.
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Authorities then said they “provided “armored ammunition and magazines for attack, flying drones over TACOM for operational reconnaissance, providing construction of Molotov cocktails to train undercover employees during the attack, and planning details of the attack, including how to enter and enter the target.”
After traveling to an area near TACOM, he was said to have set up a drone in support of the planned attack and attempted to carry out his plans on the same day he was arrested.
“ISIS is a brutal terrorist organization that tries to kill Americans,” said Jerome F. Gorgon Jr., the Eastern District of Michigan. “To help ISIS or other terrorist organizations prepare or carry out acts of violence is not only a condemnable crime, but a threat to our people and ways of life.”
He was expected to appear in his first court on May 14th. The U.S. law firm said it would ask the court to retain pretrial custody due to danger to the community and potentially fleeing risks.
Sue J. Bai, DOJ’s National Security Director, said it was thanks to law enforcement that the attacks went “before the loss of life.”
“We don’t hesitate to bring in the full power of the department to find and prosecute people who try to injure men and women in the military and try to protect all Americans,” she said.
Based on the complaint’s charges, the DOJ said that if convicted, they face a maximum prison penalty of 20 years at each count.
